Hi I'm Heather Townsend. My weekly email tips will help you learn what you need to do to get noticed as "one to watch" in your firm (Hint, it's nothing to do with your billing). Join the 3000+ lawyers, accountants and consultants who are learning how to make partner. I am the author of 6 books including Poised For Partnership, How to make partner and still have a life, The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking and The Go-To Expert.
How to Make Partner - how to be on your A-Game every day to get noticed ahead of your peers
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Hi Reader Do you know what you're supposed to be doing? Of course, you have your targets and deadlines, but did you know that as you develop, and as your career develops, exactly what you should be doing (and be seen to be doing) will change over time. 1) To get ahead at work is not about being the first and last in the office every day, it’s about learning to work as effectively and efficiently as you can 2) Get into the habit of asking for feedback so that you can better understand your strengths and weaknesses. The way to win the promotion is to then use this feedback to build on your weaknesses and leverage your strengths. 3) There are certain skills that you’ll need to be able to perform well in the job that you want to be promoted to, but the skills you need further down the line are the ones that will guarantee you getting ahead. Read up on industry news and trends and exhibit the skills that will wow upper management. 4) Is there a project being offered that nobody else wants to take? Volunteer for it. Not only does this reflect positively on you to your superiors, but keeping an open mind can often lead to different and better opportunities in the foreseeable future, ones that may just lead you to get promoted. Progress to Partner Academy - A-Game Course
DON'T MISS THIS! BUSINESS PLANNING 101 WORKSHOP ON 29 MAY TO LEARN: 1) The key parts of a business plan and how this will underpin your Business Case for partner 2) What levers you can pull in order to make your part of the practice more profitable – hint: it’s not just about winning work. 3) The importance of the 4 key ingredients to business growth and why your role is to balance the 4 as you grow your practice. 4) How to use the STAGe model to create your Business Plan 5) How to “socialise” your Business Plan with partners to get them to back your Business Case. Don't miss this Workshop! We are running this LIVE, three times on the same day so that you will be able to come along at the time that works best for you, wherever you are in the world. The Early bird price for attending the Workshop is £75, increasing to £99 on 20 May.
And remember that as a Premium Progress to Partner member, you will be able to listen again to this Workshop in the Dashboard for the whole 12-months of your membership. We have some great workshops coming up in the next 6 months: 19 June - Returning to Work after a Career Break or Secondment 11 July - Surviving & Thriving during Peak Holiday season 23 October - Building a Cast-Iron Business Case for Partner 20 November - Acing your Partner Panel Imagine how your career will progress when you spend time at these Virtual Workshops Reader https://www.howtomakepartner.com/events/ Don't forget to check out how my Progress to Partner Academy can equip you with the skills and confidence to get noticed for the right reasons for partner-track Have a good week! Heather PS You can purchase the e-book version of my book Poised for Partnership for only £5 right here |
How to Make Partner from Heather Townsend
Hi I'm Heather Townsend. My weekly email tips will help you learn what you need to do to get noticed as "one to watch" in your firm (Hint, it's nothing to do with your billing). Join the 3000+ lawyers, accountants and consultants who are learning how to make partner. I am the author of 6 books including Poised For Partnership, How to make partner and still have a life, The Financial Times Guide To Business Networking and The Go-To Expert.
Hi Reader Are you technically brilliant? But has your career progression stagnated?Do you consistently smash your targets and deliver great work for clients? That's fantastic – but is it enough to make partner? Often, the answer is no.Many high-performing senior professionals get stalled on their partnership journey because they're still operating with an 'employee' mindset, focusing primarily on utilisation and technical delivery. Making partner, however, requires a fundamental shift –...
Hi Reader Have you delegated any work this week? Don't forget that one of the key reasons that learning to delegate is so important is that it will give you time to work on areas that will help your career.If you are going to expand the amount of time you have to build your practice, you will need to learn to delegate well to more junior staff. This means, delegating the lower value tasks that you don’t need to do to others. It means, delegating authority as well as tasks (so that they don’t...
Hi Reader If you want to get noticed as one to watch and for promotion to the next step up, you need to stand out and be known - for the right reasons. This means starting to build your personal and business case for partner The type of brand you now want to develop is very much a continuation of the last stage in your career, i.e: hitting your numbers and KPIs, trusted to have an element of managerial or leadership responsibility within the firm, not just leading a small team maintain strong...